Cigar holder



sept. 7 ,1926.

H. W. VANCE ET AL CIGAR HOLDER Filed Sept. 26,

w W m Patented Sept. 7, i926.

HAROLD W. VANCE AND ANBBEW A. li'lI-IESON, 05E' tseaiea nnnvnn, ooLonAno.

CIGAR HOLDER'.

Application lilcd Sejteinher 2G) 1325.

This invention cigar holders.

is well known among smokers that hetter satisfaction can be obtained from cigars if they are supported in holders which prevent the end of the cigar from hecoining moist and frayed. Many differ-cnt kinds cigar holders have heen inade and sold, none of which have niet with universal approval. @ne of the most serious objections to the ordinary cigar holder is that it will permit the cigar to fall out. Fthis is very annoying and after a smoker has had the disagreeable experience of losing his cigar, he promptly discards the cigar holder and smokes his cigar in the usual manner. inventors have recognised this defect in ordinary cigar holders and have provided them with means for positively anchoring the cigar in place and it is to this type or holder that this invention relates.

it is the object of this invention to produce a cigar holder that is provided with means for clan'ining it onto a cigar so that it is practicably iinpossihle for the cigar to fall out. rlhe means employed is so constructed that it clamps the cigar uniformly on all sides and does not comprise hooks that enter the cigars.

In order better and more clearly to describe the invention so that its construction and mode of operation may be readily understood, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which it has been illustrated and in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation showing the improved holder with a oiga1 in place therein;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the holder showing the parts in the position that they occupy just after the cigar has been inserted and before it has been clamped in place;

8 is similar to F ig. 2 but shows the position of the parts after the cigar has been clamped in place, and,

Fig. d is a transverse section taken on line il-4 Fig. 2.

Numeral l represents the mouth piece of the holder. material such as amber or some composition such as a phenolic condensation product. The niouthpiece has a sr. all central ope-ning 2 whose outer end is enlarged as indicated at 3 to such a size that it will receive the relates to improvements in This may he of any suitable serial no. 58,876.

end of a cigar l et with a snug lit.k Secured to tie outer end of the holder is a metal ferrule 5 whose outer end is externally threaded in the manner indicated at 6. Fhreadedly connected to the ferrule 5 is a clamping member provided at its outer end with a cani surface 8. F rom Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen that the clamping meinher has an internally threaded cylindrical portion 9 which terminates in an outwardly curved arcuate portion 10 which connects with the outwardly' tapering conical cain surface 8 whose outer end is curved inwardly on a short radius so as to produce a dange il. an endlesscoil spring 12 lies within the annular recess in the clamping member 7 and normally tends to occupy the position shown in Fig. Q'. lifter the cigar is put into place, the member 7 is rotated in a direction to move it towards the position shown in 8. rihe spring l2 .is held against lontudinal movement by the end of the ielder and the ferrule 5 and will therefore be 'forced inwardly by the cam surface 8. in this manner 'the diameter of the spring loep 'will be diminished, thereby forcing it into the outer surface of the cigar (Fig. 3). By this means the cigar becomes clamped to the holder so that it cannot be accidentally ieniovedand lost. rEhe metal parts 5 and 7 may he given any desired finish and give to the holder a highly ornamental appearance. rlhe construction of parts 5 and 7 is simple and they can be manufactured very cheaply by modern machine shop meth ods.

it is evident that the clamping means described may be employed for clamping other things than cigars Vand its use with cigar holders is therefore -nerely illustrative of one of the many uses to which it can be put. idlhere the object to be clamped does not become excessively hot, it is evident that any other kind of compressible ring may be einployed in place of the spring, as, for eX- aniple, a rubber ring may be employed under suitable conditions.

Having now described the inventionl what is claimed as new is:

Jhcigar holder, comprising', in coinbination, an elongated mouthpiece having an axial opening enlarged at one end so as to receive the end of a cigar, a clamping meniber threadedly connected with the end of the mouthpiece having the enlarged open- Q Y 1,598,790 'g a v ing, said member having a portion o its tion that it moves onto the'mouthpiece the interior formed into an annular conical cam ring will be reduced in diameter. surface, an annular resilient ring operatively In testimony whereof we aiX our signa- 10 associated with said surface, said surface tatures. 5 pering inwardly and away from the end of the mouthpiece to which it is attached HAROLD lV. VANCE. whereby when it is rotated in such a direc- ANDREV A. MATHESON. 

